LAPIDARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lapidary mean? 

• LAPIDARY (noun)
  The noun LAPIDARY has 2 senses:

1. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

2. a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

  Familiarity information: LAPIDARY used as a noun is rare.

• LAPIDARY (adjective)
  The adjective LAPIDARY has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them

  Familiarity information: LAPIDARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAPIDARY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lapidarist; lapidary

Hypernyms ("lapidary" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Derivation:

lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)

lapidist (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lapidary; lapidist

Hypernyms ("lapidary" is a kind of...):

engraver (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)

Derivation:

lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)

lapidist (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)

• LAPIDARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

lapidary art

Pertainym:

gemstone (a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry)